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The world is racing forward with innovation and it has never been more important to get the next generation ready for the future. Not only because they could embrace it but also because they will lead it to greater heights. However, at this point, we are far from achieving that goal. Especially, when it comes to […]

Among various facets of the rich culture of Odisha, is Raja festival – a three-day long festival that celebrates the power of fertility = both of Mother Earth and young women. For three days every year, the females are given a break from the daily household chores and instead of cooking in the kitchen they […]

The story of Janwaar Castle and its barefoot skateboarders featured on Sydasien, a Swedish publication. Given below is the English version of the article, published with due consent of the publication – The project Janwaar Castle tries to break social patterns in traditional Indian society. They gather children from all caste and community groups in […]

For the lack of better words we say that we are a bunch of collaborators (including you) who believe that all world problems stem out of the lack of the following: Curiosity Concentration Courage Confidence common sense Character Creativity Resourcefulness, to name a few. We, therefore, started a social experiment out of a regular village […]

An awesome, stylistic and graffiti-clad skate park, sounds rad ; you’d expect such a contraption in the suburbs of New York. Yet, we find one such monument of human collaboration, in the remotest of villages in India, Janwaar, Madhya Pradesh. The story of the barefoot skateboarders of Janwaar is a fascinating one. Janwaar, a remote village, […]

The definition of creativity has remained relative to this day. Everyone has a new version to share. Essentially, it is to notice something special in the ordinary and make the world take notice of it. Our opinions might differ on this statement. However, children somehow make us believe in it. Their creativity knows no bounds […]

Skateboarding is Olympic and we want to go! The home of the Barefoot Skateboarders is Janwaar Castle – the first skatepark in rural India. Located in the village of Janwaar, it’s become a beacon for change through skateboarding the whole world over. Last November, Janwaar Castle hosted its first Skateboarding Challenge for kids (4-16 years […]

Ajay graduated from 8th grade this year. He is a very active, smart kit but sitting in a classroom is certainly not his strengths. He missed school quite often, Instead he preferred to roam around in the village and to hang out with the wrong people. He was easily tempted to chewing tobacco, smoking and […]

By Mannan Gupta Suman, a ten-year-old Adivasi girl, was never seen talking to anyone. Many kids at the skatepark didn’t even know her name. They pointed at her and told me that she had started to skateboard. She always looked a bit shabby and lost in this new environment. Nevertheless I felt challenged so I […]